Support for carers of people who cannot make decisions for themselves.
Click on the headings below to read, or download, information that may be helpful to you in being the substitute decision maker for the person you are caring for.
' A Guide for Substitute Decision Makers' - click to view/print information and support for those who need to make medical and lifestyle decisions for their loved ones.
' Hard Choices for Loving People' - an American book that covers medical treatment decisions that you may have to make for your loved ones in the future. It describes the treatments, their effects, and what would happen if you refused that treatment for your loved one. Treatments discussed include artificial feeding, artificial hydration and resuscitation.
